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International News
Iran beats Azerbaijan to win Greco-Roman World Cup | United World Wrestling
What a Greco-Roman World Cup that was. Iran and Azerbaijan were neck-to-neck with both winning five bouts. But the classification points gave Iran the win. Iran claims the World Cup it last won in 2016. Azerbaijan finishes second for the second time in a row.
Squier Earns Silver, Miess with Bronze at 2022 Malarcupen – Five Point Move
Aidan Squier (80 kg, Scorpions/HPGP) wrapped up a tremendous weekend performance by placing second in a large field of competitors, while Ashton Miess (72 kg, Combat WC) fought his way to bronze (impressively so), thus closing out the United States’ showing at the 2022 Malarcupen in Vasteras, Sweden.
Men’s College News
Division I
Wrestling Defeats Lindenwood On The Diamond – University of Missouri Athletics
The No. 3-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team opened its season with a dominant victory over Lindenwood, 55-0. This was Mizzou's second Dual on the Diamond event, first since 2017.
No. 17 Lehigh secured a 2-0 opening weekend of dual action with a 44-0 shutout of Sacred Heart Sunday afternoon inside Leeman-Turner Arena or Grace Hall.
Q&A with Penn State NCAA Champ Max Dean | Nittany Lion WC
I chose Penn State for mainly three reasons.
Opening Weekend True Freshmen Report | MatScouts
The whole goal of recruiting evaluations is to project the best future college careers. And while one weekend does not make or break that analysis, is sure is fun to monitor.
NCAA Week 1 Roundup: We're Back, Baby! – FloWrestling
The biggest stories from the first week of the 2022-2023 college wrestling season
Purdue Dominates Clarion Open – Purdue Boilermakers
Six champions, a first place team finish and twelve placewinners highlighted a very busy day at the Clarion Open for Purdue wrestling.
Nine of 10 – Stanford University Athletics
No. 20 Stanford opened the season with nine of 10 champions at the Menlo Open. The Cardinal was first as a team with 257.0 points.
Complete results from Saturday’s wrestle-offs at Oklahoma State.
Division II
Golden Knights Begin 39th Year Under Henry with High Expectations – Gannon University Athletics
Long-time head coach Don Henry has built the Gannon men's wrestling program into a force to be reckoned with in Division II wrestling circles.
The East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team was in action for the second straight day, taking down Springfield Technical Community College, 41-9, on Thursday evening.
Wrestling wins a Pair at the Pioneer Duals – Fairmont State University Athletics
Wrestling went 2-2 on the day against a tough field of competition at the Pioneer Duals. They started the day with two defeats to very tough opponents.
Division III
Dorian Gonzalez and Brian Schneider each won their weight classes on Saturday for the Elizabethtown College wrestling team at the Messiah Invitational. In all, nine Blue Jays placed on the day as Etown finished first out of nine teams with 123.5 points.
Cardinals Stay Hot at Pointer Open – North Central College Athletics
Traveling to the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point to kick off the first tournament of the season, the North Central College men's wrestling team totaled 12 total place winners with four of them being first-place and two of them being second-place at the Pointer Open on Saturday.
Cobbers Come Up Huge In Season Opener – Concordia (MN)
If the first meet of the season is any indication of what Concordia can expect in 2023, then head coach Quincy Osborn is in for one heck of a ride.
Ten go undefeated at Lycoming Invitational – Lycoming College Athletics
Ten Lycoming College wrestlers went 3-0 to lead the team as it opened the 2022-23 season at the Lycoming Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Keiper Recreation Center.
Southern Maine Defeats Bridgewater State 28-16 to Open Season – University of Southern Maine
Nick Beebe, Kaleb Pool and Jake Craig each earned wins by fall as the University of Southern Maine Huskies opened their 2022-23 season with a 28-16 win over the Bridgewater State University Bears in a Saturday afternoon wrestling dual meet at Hill Gymnasium.
NAIA
Wrestling Completes Program's First Ever Competition at Patriot Open – UPIKE Athletics
UPIKE wrestling completed it's inaugural competition as a program Saturday afternoon, fielding three athletes at the Pepsi Patriot Open.
Stars hammer Jarvis Christian, Schreiner – Oklahoma City University Athletics
Oklahoma City University notched a pair of lopsided season-opening victories 38-7 over Schreiner (Texas) and 54-0 over Jarvis Christian (Texas) on Sunday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Junior College
Wrestling: Pair of Falcons win titles as team takes second place – Cerritos College Athletics
Two Cerritos College wrestlers won individual titles at the Bill Musick Open in Fresno on Saturday, while the team took second place.
Men's wrestling: IHCC season begins at Luther Open | Sports | ottumwacourier.com
The Indian Hills men's wrestling squad opened up its 2022-23 campaign with a strong showing at the Luther Hill Invitational on Saturday.
Women’s College News
Seven Mavericks Claim Titles during the Maverick Open – Colorado Mesa University Athletics
The No. 3 Colorado Mesa women's wrestling team crowned seven champions at the Maverick Open on Saturday (Nov. 5) afternoon in Brownson Arena.
UC Begins Season with Three Champions at Falcon Invite – University of the Cumberlands Athletics
The UC women's wrestling team opened their season at the Falcon Invite, hosted by Friends University. The Patriots had an excellent showing, placing five in the top-three of their weight classes with three individual champions.
OCU rolls to wins over Jarvis Christian, Schreiner – Oklahoma City University Athletics
Oklahoma City University opened the season with a victory over Schreiner (Texas) 25-11 and Jarvis Christian (Texas) 34-5 on Sunday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Tornado open season with eight champions at East Stroudsburg Open – King University
The King University women's wrestling team opened their 2022-23 season with a dominant performance at the East Stroudsburg Open, with eight individuals winning their weight classes, while the Tornado easily won the team competition.
Seven Red Leafs wrestlers win their weight class at the SFU Open – Simon Fraser University Athletics
Seven Simon Fraser Red Leafs won their weight class at the SFU Open wrestling meet Saturday at the Central Gym in Burnaby, B.C. Four men posted first-place finishes, while three women took top spot.
The Mountaineers Women's Wrestling team kicked off the 2022 season with their annual Mountaineer Open on Sunday. With three first place finishers and 12 wrestlers in the top five, EOU started the season off on the right foot.
MMA News
Bo Nickal calls out Khamzat Chimaev for ‘wrestling high school kids’ – MMAmania.com
Khamzat Chimaev came into the UFC with three Swedish National wrestling championships. Not impressive, according to three time NCAA D1 champ Bo Nickal.
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